Jenn Gonzalez has been promoted to executive vice president, director of sales at Macmillan, taking over as longtime president of sales Alison Lazarus moves to Hachette Book Group. Gonzalez joined Macmillan in 2012 as vp of children’s sales and most recently served as svp, trade sales. Macmillan president Don Weisberg writes: “Jenn has a great passion for books, deft business sensibilities, and a superb rapport with colleagues, customers, and authors. The growth in children’s books and merchandise sales have been spectacular. I am confident that Jenn, with the terrific support of her first-rate team, is the right person to lead not only our […]
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Priyanka Krishnan, formerly at Harper Voyager, has joined Orbit as editor. Bradley Englert has been promoted to editor. At Penguin Random House Canada, Beth Lockley is promoted to the new position of vp, marketing and communications, overseeing a combined marketing and publicity team and reporting to chief operating officer Robert Wheaton. Longtime executive Tracey Turriff, who has been vp, publicity and svp, corporate communications, is leaving as a result, after 22 years with the company. (Both Lockley and Turriff had once reported to now-retired ceo Brad Martin.) Josh Glover has been promoted to director, publicity. The August pick for the PBS […]
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Sarah Stein has joined Harper as senior editor. Previously she was senior editor at Penguin Books. Lori Dunbar has been named vice president, application services for Ingram Content Group. Previously she was the chief technology officer at GE Healthcare. Mary Kate Skehan has joined Portfolio/Sentinel as assistant marketing manager. She was most recently at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as a senior literary scout. Harassment Files On Friday, CBS ceo Les Moonves was accused of sexual aggression by multiple women in a New Yorker article by Ronan Farrow. Some of the allegations, such as those of actor Illeana Douglas, date back to […]
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Longtime Washington Post Book World editor Ron Charles is transitioning into a “redefined job” at the paper. He writes: “No more editing! From now on, I just get to write about books for the paper. After assigning and editing reviews every day for more than 20 years, I feel like that old tiger finally released from his cage who just keeps walking back and forth where the bars used to be. . . . Friends tell me I’ll get the hang of it.” Succeeding Charles as Book World editor is Stephanie Merry, who was previously a culture reporter for the […]
Barnes & Noble Fires CEO Parneros, and More
Barnes & Noble announced Tuesday afternoon that it has fired ceo Demos Parneros “for violations of the company’s policies.” The statement says the “termination is not due to any disagreement with the company regarding its financial reporting, policies or practices or any potential fraud.” The board was advised by law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in the matter. In another sign of the severity of Parneros’s violations, he will not receive any severance payment. Parneros’s contract provides a relatively small set of circumstances that can constitute cause for dismissal, suggesting that the issue relates to: “dishonesty, embezzlement, misappropriation, moral […]
Kwon’s The Incendiaries Tops August Indie Next List
The ABA named R.O. Kwon’s novel The Incendiaries as its No. 1 pick for August. (Separately, Barnes & Noble announced their Best Beach Reads for the summer.) Also on the list is Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer sampler, and available for download now. The rest of the picks: Dear Mrs. Bird, by AJ Pearce Meet Me at the Museum, by Anne Youngson Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens Cherry, by Nico Walker The Family Tabor, by Cherise Wolas Jell-O Girls, by Allie Rowbottom America for Beginners, by Leah Franqui The Reservoir Tapes, by […]